MARY FOX - Pottery
ARTIST STATEMENT
Creating beautiful vessels for people to use or contemplate is a thoroughly enjoyable way to spend one’s life. I have been potting since I was 13 and have never grown tired of any aspect of my job. I love to go out to my studio every day full of creative energy to create anew. My focus is on expressing the beauty and strength of pure form. I delight in the challenge of creating contemporary vessels based on classic lines and have a keen interest in developing original glaze effects for my works.
Born in Fredericton, New Brunswick in 1959, I moved with my family to British Columbia in 1966. I am self-taught and have worked solely as a potter since 1979. My works are exhibited nationally and internationally, and I especially enjoy the time that I spend with customers from around the world who visit my studio in Ladysmith, on Vancouver Island.
BIOGRPAHY
Mary has worked as a professional potter since 1979. She delights in the challenge of creating contemporary works based on classic lines. Recent select exhibitions include: "The shape between continuity and innovation", Museo Internazionale Delle Ceramiche in Faenza (upcoming 2003, Italy); "2002 Sidney Myer Fund International Ceramics Award, Shepparton Art Gallery, Australia; "White Exhibition", Portfolio Gallery, Vancouver, 2001; "Arts 2000", Royal Canadian Academy of Arts production, Gallery Stratford, Ontario. Mary lives and works in Ladysmith, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
VASES
While there is a high degree of technical difficulty to creating my vases, the final result I desire is one of purity of form and simplicity. My hope is that when people take these vessels into their environments they will experience some of the calm and timeless beauty that I aspire to in their creation.
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